satsuma

sat·su·ma  (st-sm, sä-tsmä, säts-mä)

n.

1. A seedless mandarin orange native to Japan and the hardiest commercial citrus fruit.

2. Satsuma A Japanese porcelain. Also called Satsuma ware.

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[After Satsuma, a peninsula of southwest Kyushu, Japan.]

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satsuma [sætˈsuːmə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments

[originally from the province of Satsuma, Japan]

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Satsuma [ˈsætsʊˌmɑː]

n

(Placename) a former province of SW Japan, on S Kyushu: famous for its porcelain

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	satsuma - a variety of mandarin orange         satsuma tree satsuma - medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree - shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
	2.	satsuma - medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin mandarin orange, mandarin - a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China satsuma, satsuma tree - a variety of mandarin orange

Translations

satsuma [ˌsætˈsuːmə] N → satsuma f

satsuma [sætˈsuːmə] n (= fruit) → satsuma f

satsuma

n → Satsuma f

satsuma [ˌsætˈsuːmə] n → satsuma tipo di mandarino